Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
City Of Westminster
Town
Westminster
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
66155

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Current location

South wall of school hall.
Westminster School
Little Deans Yard
Westminster
City Of Westminster
Greater London
SW1P 3PF
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 300 794
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A stretch of panelling on the south wall of the School bearing the names of the Westminsters who were killed in the First and Second World Wars. This simply-designed panelling replaces the elaborate and ornate screen that was erected to commemorate the Westminsters killed in the First World War and destroyed in 1941 by bombing. There is also an inscription on the case of the organ which is found above the panelling.
Inscription
WESTMONASTERIENSIBUS QUI/ IN BELLIS MAXIMIS PERICULUM INAUDITUM A PATRIA POPULISQUE LIBERIS/ DEPELLENTES MORTALI IMMORTALEM/ MUTAVERUNT VITAM VICTORIA REPORTATA/ MONUMENTUM DEDICAVIMUS ILLORUM/ FORTITUDINI ACCEPTAM REFERENTES/ FRUIMUR FELICITATE/ A.S. MCMXL
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 376
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 376
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initial
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 376
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 376
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initial
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Panelling
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • The Record of Old Westminsters, vol. III, J B Whitmore, G R Y Radcliffe, and R D C Simpson (1963), pp. 452-455.
  • The Record of Old Westminsters, vol. IV, F E Pagan (1992), pp. 463-464.
  • A Supplementary Volume to The Record of Old Westminsters, F E Pagan (1978), p. 177.
  • Westminster School: A History, John D Carleton (1965), p. 126.

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